El Paso bishop sues priest to recover funds missing from parish

by Dennis Coday

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El Paso Catholic Bishop Armando X. Ochoa has sued a controversial priest and his brother, alleging they mishandled thousands of dollars in church money.

The Rev. Michael E. Rodriguez, who was reassigned from San Juan Bautista Parish, El Paso, on Sept. 20, 2011, to Santa Teresa de Jesus Parish in Presidio, Texas, denied any wrongdoing.

Read the full story El Paso Bishop Armando X. Ochoa files lawsuit against Rev. Michael Rodriguez

Rodriguez wrote four controversial advertisements, which ran in the El Paso Times, speaking out against the elected officials and the gay lifestyle.

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